> Oh, yes, a special case. I have long ago abandoned special cases since
> they lead to errors. Note that `perldoc -f split` starts with:
> 
>   split /PATTERN/,EXPR,LIMIT
>   split /PATTERN/,EXPR
>   split /PATTERN/
>   split
> 
> Note: no strings. Strings do not work well when used as the pattern for
> split.


Why don't strings work well as patterns for split?

- B



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